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France's minority government collapsed after Michel Barnier, the Prime Minister, lost a vote of no confidence.

He is expected to resign shortly.

Left-wing and hard right parties had submitted no-confidence motions on Monday after Mr Barnier tried to force through a proposed budget without parliamentary approval.

It is the first time the National Assembly has brought down a government

since 1962. Brian Thompson, the boss of United Healthcare, an American health insurer,

was killed in Midtown Manhattan. He was shot in the chest and leg in what the police

believe was a targeted attack.

Police are still searching for the suspect.

United Health Group, United Healthcare's parent company, is the largest private health

insurer in America with a revenue of $371.6 billion in 2023.

South Korea's opposition party presented a bill to impeach the president, Yun Suk Yul.

They said his short-lived coup attempt was an unforgivable crime.

On Tuesday, Mr. Yun declared martial law, banning all political

parties and curbing media freedom. But six hours later, after opposition politicians had

barricaded themselves inside Parliament and protesters had flocked to the streets, he reversed

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